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1 Expressing likes and dislikes

2 El Verbo “GUSTAR” En español gustar means “to be pleasing”
In English, the equivalent is “to like”

3 Por ejemplo: In English we say: “I like Spanish.”
In Spanish we say: “To me, Spanish is pleasing.”

4 I like the beach. In English: En español: “I” is the subject
“like” is the verb “the beach” is the direct object En español: “the beach” is the subject “to please” is the verb “me” is the indirect object

5 The word order is actually “backwards”:
En Español…: The word order is actually “backwards”: The indirect object comes first: Me Then the verb: gusta Finally the subject of the verb: la playa. .

6 Who is doing the liking? (A mí) me – to me (A nosotros) nos – to us
(A tí) te – to you (A vosotros) os – to you all A él le – to him A ella le – to her A ellos les (masc.) A ellas les(fem.) To them

7 Le gusta la casa. Example ->
It is impossible to tell whether this means: He likes the house. She likes the house. For purposes of clarification, we add a prepositional phrase and thus we remove the ambiguity of the "le" form. A él le gusta la casa A ella le gusta la casa. He likes the house She likes the house. A Juan le gusta la casa A Laura le gusta la casa John likes the house Laura likes the house.

8 You can also use a prepositional phrase to add
  You can also use a prepositional phrase to add emphasis, even if there is no ambiguity. 1. A Juan le gusta el café.  A mí me gusta el té. John likes coffee I like tea. In the first example, "a Juan" clarifies the ambiguous pronoun "le." In the second example, there is no ambiguity. "Me gusta el té" can only mean "I like tea." In this case, "a mí" adds emphasis, drawing attention to the fact that tea is what I like (as contrasted with what Juan likes). Another way to look at it: John likes coffee. Me, I like tea. A Juan le gusta el café. A mí me gusta el té.

9 = (A mi) me gusta… (A ti) te gusta… A él le gusta… A ella le gusta…
(A nosotros) nos gusta… (A vosotros) os gusta… A ellos les gusta… A ellas les gusta.. I like… You like… He likes… She likes… We like… You guys like… They(m) like They (f) like… =

10 to say what you like to do
(A mí) me gusta … I like to …. (A mí) me gusta más… I like to …. more (A mí) me gusta mucho… I like to …. a lot A mí también. Me too. to say what you DON’T like to do (A mí) no me gusta … I don’t like to …. (A mí) no me gusta nada… I don’t like to …. at all A mí tampoco. Me neither.

11 ni … ni neither … nor, not … or o or pues … well … sí yes
To ask others what they like to do ¿Qué te gusta hacer? What do you like to do? ¿Qué te gusta más? What do you like more? ¿Te gusta …? Do you like to …? ¿Y a ti? And you? Other useful words and expressions ni … ni neither … nor, not … or o or pues … well … sí yes también also, too y and

12 (A mí) me gusta … I like to ….
(A mí) me gusta más… I like to …. more (A mí) me gusta mucho… I like to …. a lot A mí también I do too.

13 (A mí) no me gusta … I don’t like to ….
(A mí) no me gusta nada… I don’t like to …. at all A mí tampoco. Me neither.

14 ¿Qué te gusta hacer? What do you like to do?
¿Qué te gusta más? What do you like more? ¿Te gusta …? Do you like to …? ¿Y a ti? And you?

15 ¿Qué te gusta hacer? What do you like to do?
¿Qué te gusta más? What do you like more? ¿Te gusta …? Do you like to …? ¿Y a ti? And you?


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